Aside from the infographic of this post, here’s a list of some great articles I hand-picked for you to read on the role of colour in visual branding. These articles cover everything from logo design, web colour schemes, and the emotions that they provoke once in the eyes of consumers:

Yes, that’s right, Apple has lost the glow that all of its Apple logos once emitted. And no, there was no power outage involved. It may seem hard to pin-point exactly what has caused the change, but reports, financial results, and even AAPL’s stock performance all points to a decreasing brand value. And yes, brand value does have a direct impact on a company’s stock if the brand is seen to loose its edge.